FRENCH CABINET

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10177, 1 March 1911, Page 5

FRENCH CABINET

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THE PRIME MINISTER. RESIGNS.

SECTIONAL JNTRIGI'ES

(Received February 28, I) a.m.)

PARIS, February 27. M. tk?,r\o:v;i ?.inio Minister, has ..;.!.-.<;. Although - ■ ('.■■- ■ ■Vvhne Minister from 190J'-V> 11 • .'.as primarily responsible for the onslaught on M. Briand and the consequent Cabinet crisis, the retiring Prime Minister's friends do not expect any breach in the continuity of the policy of M. Briand and M. Pichon (Foreign Minister.) - ■ The diminution of the Government's majority was due to sectional intrigues against M. Briand's. firmness ■in dealing with social and labour questions..- ■.'""■.

PRESS ATTACKS M. DELCASSE

(Received February 28, 9 a.m.) BERLIN,. February 27. The newspapers 'sharply criticise the appointment as French Premier: of M. Delcasse. •'. ~ ■>,[[ /.. . ■ „, : .. . The journal I)er Rei'chsbate says it is surprising that a little, dwarf like M. Delcasse should have* seized the opportunity to pop up again at' England's command. : ■ The Conservative paper'the Post declares that M. Delcasse's policy would increase France's warlike tendencies, and adds, that Germany must take timely precautions. M. BRIAND EXPLAINS '

GROWING MISTRUST AND HOSTILITY.

Received This Morning, 1.15 o'clock,

' . PARIS, February-28. M. Briand, in a letter ito M. Fallieres, emphasised the growing mistrust and hostility towards himself as Premier. His appeal for unity on the basis of appeasement and tolerant, reasonable work of secularisation was misunderstood, in some quarters, and.r.distorted in -others. This prevented the realisation except in the hands of another Premier, of ithe most comprehensive and boldest programme of political, fiscal,, and. social reform ever submitted to Parliament. ......